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Judicial Concept of Religion in India: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Religion and Culture in Indian Supreme Court Jurisprudence
D Datar - VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee, 2025
… Justice Verma justified this position by downplaying the religious significance of Hinduism in Hindutva. He held that ‘the word “Hindutva” is … Instead, the Court conflated Hindutva with an inclusive understanding of Hinduism, which, in the Court’s …
[PDF] Paradoxes of historical revisionism in the authoritarian states
T Szafonova - Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2025
The prime minister’s scarf and a map on Gyula’s wall: diverse performances of historical Revisionism We are living in a time when historical revisionism is becoming violent and dramatic. The day before the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine …
[PDF] From" joy Bengal" to" we are razakars": Bangladesh in crisis
JF Aparicio
In August, after weeks of intense fighting in Bangladesh that left hundreds dead and detained, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left the country. She had been in power for twenty years in two different stages. This was followed by the persecution of the …
[PDF] The Rise of Populism in Pakistani Politics: Challenges for Democratic Stability
U Malik, K Noreen, F Nasim - ASSAJ, 2025
This paper critically examines the emergence and entrenchment of populist politics in Pakistan and its implications for the country’s democratic stability. The rise of populism, characterized by anti-elitist rhetoric, charismatic leadership, and the direct …
[HTML] Entangled Militarisms: The “Balakot Airstrike” and Circulating Technologies of Violence in/between India and Israel
D Verbakel - Global Studies Quarterly, 2025
In February 2019, Indian warplanes struck so-called terrorist camps in Pakistan in what became known as the “Balakot airstrike.” A key feature of this episode was the use and legitimation of Israeli-origin and -supplied technologies of violence by …
The Modern Girl Myth: Understanding the New Indian Woman Through Her Consumption Choices
T Ghoshal, RW Belk - The Routledge Handbook of Identity and Consumption
… Religion and caste are no barriers for educated and empowered young Indians, despite the rise of radical Hindutva forces in politics. But conventional marriage structured by patriarchy is generally feared by the women we studied. They see it as …
[PDF] Residual Mobilities and Religious Practices: Exploring the Experiences of the Hindu Migrants in Canada
A BHATTACHARJEE, MR RIFAT, D DAS, SMT HAQUE… - 2025
Authors’ Contact Information: Ananya Bhattacharjee, University of Toronto, Canada, ananya@ cs. toronto. edu; Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat, University of Toronto, Canada, rifat@ cs. toronto. edu; Dipto Das, University of Toronto, Canada, diptodas …
[PDF] MA III
I MA, MA II
… • To examine the socio-political landscape of India, focusing on topics such as Hindutva ideology, the Mandal Commission's impact on Bahujan Politics, gender issues, Dalit empowerment, and regional identities, to comprehend the complexities …
[HTML] Category: Du Bois in a Comparative Context
GC Spivak
… [9] For an analysis of the difference between Ambedkar and the Ambedkarites, see Anand Teltumbde, The Republic of Caste: Thinking Equality in the Time of Neoliberal Hindutva (Delhi: Navayana, 2018). …
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V Satyagraha
Vaikom Satyagraha was a nonviolent agitation for access to the prohibited public environs of the Vaikom Temple in the Kingdom of Travancore that took place from 30 March 1924 to 23 November 1925. Kingdom of Travancore was known for its rigid …
3 Buddhism in the Afro‑Eurasian World System: Dissent, Gender, and World‑Making
R Krishnaswamy, DC Wong, B Tran
… The revival of Hindu nation‑ alism in the form of Hindutva in the 80s and its capture of political power in the 90s injected a new sense of urgency among Dalit activists, intellectuals, and artists. But with the consolidation of the Hindutva state …
The Flexible India
S Black
… -ever yoga ministry promotes it as part of national identity aligned with Hindutva ideology, leading to cultural tensions and the exclusion of non… The chapter also examines US geopolitical interests and the soft power of Hindutva. The fifth chapter, “Bending …
[HTML] Ideas behind bars: the carceral state and struggles for academic freedom in India
S Bala, L Kadiwal, A Kumbamu, A Nath - Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2025
… This section examines the convergence of neoliberalism and Brahminical Hindutva in shaping contemporary Indian higher education, arguing that universities, despite their heterogeneity increasingly operate under a carceral logic that …
[HTML] Early life
S Parivar
When Athavale was twelve years old, his father set up an independent course of study for the young boy. Thus, Athavale was taught in a system very similar to that of the Tapovan system of ancient India. In 1942, he started to give discourses at the …
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EG Dattatreyan, S Udupa
… “Pedagogy and Violence: Mapping the Everyday Politics of Hindutva.” Hindutva Watch, January 5. https://hindutvawatch.org. Mejias, Ulises, and Nikolai Vokuev. …
[PDF] Electoral Populism and Democratic Governance in Indian States: Boon or Bane?
S Tripathy
Electoral populism has emerged as a defining feature of democratic politics in several Indian states, with political parties increasingly relying on welfare schemes and freebie policies to attract and retain voter support. This paper examines the …
[HTML] Israel Escalates Military Action in Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis
A Lindsay
TL; DR: Israel has intensified its military offensive in Gaza, resulting in significant civilian casualties and a worsening humanitarian crisis. This post examines potential outcomes if Israel expands its operations, if Hamas releases hostages, and the …
[PDF] Understanding the Prevalence of Caste: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Caste-based Marginalization on X
N KIRASUR, S JHAVER - 2025
… India often constitute hate speech to reinforce the Hindutva ideology that marginalizes minoritized groups, especially Muslims. This strand of literature makes it clear that structurally privileged communities’ discursive presence and organizing …
[PDF] Strīdharma as the vehicle of liberation: the “collective” making of caste-ideological womanhood
S Ganesh - Culture and Religion, 2025
This paper reveals how a matam and its affiliated devotee collectives draw on moral-religious values pertaining to women (strīdharma) to define caste-ideological womanhood among contemporary Tamil Brahmin women. It does so by analysing the gender …
[PDF] FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN HINDI CINEMA: A STUDY OF MAJOR CONTROVERSIES AND THE EMERGENT TRENDS
S Grover
… during the 90s is not a mere coincidence and happened when the Hindutva led BJP was in power. “The Hindu is represented in this … The author concludes that “Bollywood has contributed to the hegemonic Hindutva discourse through multiple …
[PDF] Turning the Decolonial Way: A Pluriversal Approach
N Maldonado-Torres
… After going through the messages, the photograph of various quotations with the image of political leaders which they had shared in the group, I realized the intensity of influence of Hindutva fundamentalism. Hence Hindutva ideologies have …
[HTML] Zelenskyy Poised for NATO Summit Invitation Amid Rising Tensions
A Lindsay
TL; DR: Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy is likely to receive an invitation to the NATO summit on April 10, 2025, marking a significant shift in Western support amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia. This potential invitation raises critical questions about …
The Malevolent Myth of Cosmic War
D Dimitrova - Mythologizing in South Asian Traditions: Myth, Gender …, 2025
… The Hindu nationalists saw the necessity of armed struggle to define and defend the Hindu culture of India, which they called Hindutva. They evoked the cosmic war images of the Hindu Epics in their moral justification for fighting for a sacred cause …
Mythologizing the Rāmāyana: Gender, Power, and Politics in Bollywood Films (1993–2007)
D Dimitrova - Mythologizing in South Asian Traditions: Myth, Gender …, 2025
… in Bollywood films is the construction of Indian cultural identity according to ideals of hindutva . Although the scope of this article does not allow me to deal with these issues extensively here, I would like to mention that hindutva is a very complex …
[PDF] Cartographing Childhood through a Sense of Loss: Re-contextualization of Cities through Myths, Metaphors, and Fantasies by Children of War
K JAIN - Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics Vol, 2025
This paper investigates the intricate relationship between children, urban spaces, and the narratives they construct in response to the disruptions of war. It examines how children reimagine cities through myths, metaphors, and fantasies, presenting …
Swaraj (circa 1885–1922): Gandhi and the early history of an untranslatable signifier
R Ranjan - Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2025
‘Swaraj’ is perhaps the most widely known of the keywords that are associated with Indian nationalism. Although it was initially used to translate the Western concept of ‘self-government’, by the second decade of the twentieth century, swaraj had become a complex term …
Not Your Typical Aunty: Exploring Rashmoni's Power of the Erotic in Aparna Sen's Goynar Baksho (The Jewelry Box, 2013)
M Guha - South Asian Review, 2025
Critical analyses of the expression of radical erotic autonomy by aged, widowed aunts are under-discussed within contemporary feminist discourse. This paper examines the female protagonist Rashmoni, the ghost-aunt, in Aparna Sen’s …
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